[Zope] ZServer -> Apache/mod_proxy -> mod_gzip: Possible???

[Oliver Bleutgen]

Paul Horbal wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I've searched high and low but I can't find any documentation for 
> setting up mod_gzip to work with a Zope server (ZServer) being served 
> through Apache's mod_proxy with the ProxyPass directives.
> 
> Is this possible at the moment?  Is there maybe a Zope product that 
> handles gzipping served pages?  This seems like a really good idea...
> 
> I have mod_gzip working with Apache - other VirtualHosts on the same 
> machine that aren't proxied serve gzipped pages - but apparently 
> mod_proxy and mod_gzip don't like to play in the same sandbox.  Other 
> people have reported success using mod_rewrite instead...  Is there some 
> sort of performance hit you sustain in this case?  If not, how do you 
> set that up?  =)


HI Paul,

I use mod_proxy + mod_gzip and it works great - if it weren't for the 
damn browsers ;-). Seriously, there can be some gotchas, but all 
encountered were client side problems.

I use mod proxy, invoced via a rewrite rule (RewriteRule .... [P])
The only thing which might be special is
mod_gzip_item_include handler proxy-server

There are some examples on the mod_gzip homepage&mailing lists.

cheers,
oliver